Mark Miller, MD - Orthopedic Surgery

About Dr. Miller

Dr. Mark D. Miller is the S. Ward Casscells Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and former Division Head of Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia. He is a highly decorated retired Colonel in the US Air Force. He is a Distinguished Graduate (top 3%) of both the US Air Force Academy and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). Dr. Miller completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio Texas and a fellowship in sports medicine at the prestigious University of Pittsburgh.

He served as an Attending and Head Team Physician at the US Air Force Academy and as Chief of Sports Medicine and Deputy Chairman at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center prior to his recruitment as the Division Head of Sports Medicine at The University of Virginia in 2000. He served as Head Team Physician for James Madison University for over 15 years and earned two FCS National Championship rings.

Dr. Miller has authored over 200 articles and has authored and/or edited 40 textbooks, including eight editions of Review of Orthopaedics and served as the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) representative Editor for OKU Sports Medicine 5th Edition. He has earned numerous awards for his textbook contributions. He has been named a “Top Doctor” on numerous local, state, regional, and national listings.

Mark Miller is perhaps best known for his many contributions to the education of medical students, residents, fellows, and practicing orthopaedic surgeons around the world. He has been recognized as outstanding faculty by orthopaedic residents on three separate occasions.

Dr. Miller’s research interests include complex knee to include multiple ligament injuries, revision ACL, articular cartilage injuries and Knee Meniscus, shoulder instability, shoulder rotator cuff, clavicle fractures, meniscal repair and transplantation. On the personal front, he is married to Ann Etchison and has four grown children.

Professional Highlights

Miller developed and moderated Instructional Course Lectures at both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the AOSSM every year for the last 20+ years.

He founded the AOSSM Sports Medicine Specialty Course and has chaired several other courses for the Society.

Mark has served the AOSSM as Education Committee and Council Chair, was the inaugural Industry Relations Chair, and was both a Traveling Fellow and Godfather.

He also served on the Council of Delegates, the Examination committee and the Traveling Fellowship committee.

Miller served as Program Chair for Dr. Chris Harner and currently serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors.

He served as a Deputy Editor for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery for almost ten years.

He remains actively involved in teaching residents, fellows, and surgeons on both a national and international level.

License and Certification

Board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty Certification in Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Awards and Accomplishments

Recipient of the USUHS Distinguished Service Award.

Received the Virginia Orthopedic Society Lifetime Achievement Award

Recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award and Outstanding Surgeon Outpatient Surgery Award at the University of Virginia.

2015 AAOS Annual Meeting Poster presented on the International Guided Poster Tour- “Anterior Horn of the Lateral Meniscus as a landmark for the Tibial Tunnel in ACL Reconstruction: A Prospective Study” Las Vegas, NV March 24-28, 2015

He pursued his fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.

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